2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Marshall Thundering Herd
Conference:Conference USA
Division:East Division
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:12–21
Conf Record:4–14
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Mark Cline
Asst Coach2:Scott Rigot

The 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by eighth-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–21, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place in the East Division. They defeated FIU before losing to Louisiana Tech in the second round of the C-USA tournament.

On October 30, 2021, Marshall announced they would become a member of the Sun Belt Conference.[1] On March 29, it was announced they would officially join on July 1, 2022, making this the final season competing in C-USA.[2]

Previous season

The Thundering Herd finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 9–5 in C-USA play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were defeated in the second round of the C-USA tournament by Rice.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Iran Bennett 2 F 6'9" 335 RS Junior Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Ty Sturm 4 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Walk-on; transferred to Alaska
Luke Thomas 11 G 6'0" 177 Junior Graduated; did not return
Jarrod West 13 G 5'11" 181 Senior Graduate transferred to Louisville
Jannson Williams 3 F 6'9" 219 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. Because the NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility, last year's Freshmen are still considered Freshmen this season.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-Conference Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Marshall Joins Sun Belt Conference . Sun Belt Conference . October 30, 2021 . November 1, 2021.
  2. News: Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete . Pete . Thamel . Pete Thamel . ESPN.com . March 29, 2022 . March 29, 2022.
  3. Web site: Men's Basketball Falls to Rice at 2021 C-USA Tournament. HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. March 10, 2021. October 7, 2021.
  4. Web site: Men's Basketball Unveils 2021-22 Non-Conference Schedule. www.herdzone.com. en. 2021-10-07.
  5. Web site: 2021–22 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule. www.espn.com. en. 2021-10-07.